In the year following the Delhi gang rape in 2012, the latest figures from the National Crime Records Bureau show that the number of rapes reported in India vaulted by over a third to a rate of one every 15 minutes.

Is the country getting less safe for women or are they now more confident to come forward after the outrage at a gang rape and murder of a woman on a bus in Delhi in 2012? Read More »

Women who are well educated and financially independent are often thought to be less vulnerable to violence in domestic relationships. But a new study of Indian women has found the opposite. Read More »

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden made a push for greater gender equality on Thursday, at the end of his four-day visit to India, at a time when women’s rights in the country have come under the spotlight. Read More »

India ranks 132 out of 187 countries on the gender inequality index – lower than Pakistan (123), according to the United Nations Development Program’s Human Development Report 2013.

The report said all countries in South Asia, with the exception of Afghanistan, were a better place for women than India, with Sri Lanka (75) topping them all. Nepal ranked 102th and Bangladesh 111th. Read More »

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